tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9203016581221123634..comments2015-03-03T13:36:46.302-05:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Jah worshiper / SUN 11-13-11 / Long Island county west of Suffolk / Candy company first flavor Pfefferminz / Roxy Music co-founder / New Sensation band 1988 / Former NBA star SpudRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27673144955583753242011-11-21T04:35:09.236-05:002011-11-21T04:35:09.236-05:00This was a tale of two puzzles, all right: everyth...This was a tale of two puzzles, all right: everything else (easy) and then the SE (DNF!).<br /> &quot;Get back to&quot; for RSVP? &quot;Former J.F.K. line&quot; for TWA?? LINE????<br />Impossible! What with my misspelling of ETAGERES (I had ETAGIERS), that was enough to throw me off the rails. I couldn&#39;t even work in anything using XERXES (which I KNEW!), because the phrase EXPOSE TO--horrible as it is--would not come. The SE is a mess, and it ruins an otherwise enjoyable (except for UGSOME: OMGyougottabekiddingme) puzzle.<br /> Hand up for Bo Derek. In fact make that **** up!<br /> SpacecraftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30585488172789050032011-11-20T14:00:55.176-05:002011-11-20T14:00:55.176-05:00I don&#39;t time myself, but this has to be my fas...I don&#39;t time myself, but this has to be my fastest Sunday ever. Suspected palindrome from the title. Confirmed at PUPILS SLIP UP. Raced through the other theme answers with just one (2) or two (4) or sometimes no (2 x 0) crosses. Fill was a piece of cake. Coffee never got cold.<br /><br />No <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPM7jdE7gWs" rel="nofollow">David Lee Roth</a> video for GIGOLO&#39;S SOLO GIG?<br /><br />Would also have accepted <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084Zg-HKh2Q" rel="nofollow">this</a> (speaking of AUNTS).<br /><br /><br />@ CoolPapaD 12:44 PM<br />Move to London and you&#39;ll get a palindromic date in just three months (on 21/02/2012)<br /><br />And Rex: THANK you for Elke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66223786069514831932011-11-20T12:42:27.225-05:002011-11-20T12:42:27.225-05:00Back in syndi-land after attempting yesterday&#39;...Back in syndi-land after attempting yesterday&#39;s puz in prime-time. Finally gave up on it at 10 this morning, and had this syndicated Sunday masterpiece done before noon. Most puzzle-solving fun in a long time, maybe ever.<br /><br />We recently learned that in 2006 Rex Parker hated multi-word palindromes so I was surprised at his write-up today (a week ago - you know what I mean). I think he was overwhelmed by the awesomeness of the grid.<br /><br />The more I see UGSOME in the comments above the more I like it.<br /><br />Speaking of 2006, let&#39;s travel back to 11/20 and see what RP had to say:<br />- &quot;Solving time: 6-ish (applet fritzed again)&quot;<br />- &quot;Just knowing that the tournament involves solving on the applet makes me slightly furious. Seems to be testing manual dexterity at least as much as solving ability. As other solvers have admitted recently at other sites, it takes me several minutes to fill in the grid when I have it pre-solved! (which I have done only for the sake of posting the puzzle here - who are the idiots who pre-solve the puzzle and then solve on the applet, so that everyone can see their manifestly fake time!?&quot;<br />- &quot;FLAP implies a quicker, harsher motion than SWAY, which is something a hammock does. Or palm trees. You FLAP your gums, or your wings - a flag might FLAP. SWAY seems far more soothing. I told you the problem was small. So I&#39;m not a fan of FLAP. FLOP and FLIP are fine. As Meatloaf said, Two Out of Three Ain&#39;t Bad.&quot;<br />- &quot;Robert Howard would kick somebody&#39;s ass if he were alive to see his name associated with such ridiculous, ungrammatical nonsense. The only reason I haven&#39;t cancelled Red Sonja is because ... I want to have faith in the viability of a female hero. Oh, and she&#39;s hot.&quot;<br />- &quot;Blanked on this. Had BOSSY and BESSY and god knows what else before I recalled this cow&#39;s name. Does Borden make anything besides condensed milk? Yes they do. And you can find out about Borden products at, I kid you not, elsie.com.&quot;<br />- @Orange offered this information which brought much relief to RP: &quot;Don&#39;t know where you got the idea that the tournament involves the applet—it&#39;s strictly a paper-based competition. Though you may have the option to stay home and solve online that weekend, the prizes and the par-tay are reserved for the people who go to Stamford and are prepared to wield a sturdy pencil (I prefer EraserMate pens).&quot;Dirigonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78820245237851788102011-11-19T17:02:42.452-05:002011-11-19T17:02:42.452-05:00@fergus: agreed. palindromes rule; anagrams drool....@fergus: agreed. palindromes rule; anagrams drool. and these ones weren&#39;t SUPER BAD.<br /><br />Also in the Rule column: TMBG. Check out: I Palindrome I...then check out the rest<br /><br />Puzzle was a bit of a slog at first but in the end i was able to see the beauty in UGSOME. finished the whole puzzle without using [Senor&#39;s search engine?]: EL GOOGLE... that&#39;s right misters Newton and Orbach...3 can play at this game...which reminds me...all this time spent on crosswords and i&#39;m falling behind on the most recent xbox releases so i&#39;m off to read my GAMER E-MAGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27024223070438880372011-11-14T12:47:39.536-05:002011-11-14T12:47:39.536-05:00@Tita: I used to think it was Aunt Bea, too, but i...@Tita: I used to think it was Aunt Bea, too, but it&#39;s not. Google it!nurturinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35403607956647598912011-11-14T09:12:25.543-05:002011-11-14T09:12:25.543-05:00I&#39;m a frequent visitor but never commented bef...I&#39;m a frequent visitor but never commented before. Couldn&#39;t resist commenting that procurer/s was I&#39;m both puzzles today. BTW, loved the puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42448640116834774192011-11-13T21:45:28.851-05:002011-11-13T21:45:28.851-05:00A fine accompaniment to the Niners-Giants game thi...A fine accompaniment to the Niners-Giants game this afternoon. Too bad the Cryptic didn&#39;t work as well for the commercials during the second half. I give palindromes far more leeway for idiocy than anagrams ...fergushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5588504118507922772011-11-13T20:29:30.797-05:002011-11-13T20:29:30.797-05:00Very good Sunday! Hard to figure the difficulty ra...Very good Sunday! Hard to figure the difficulty rating because I had to do it during a studio sale - people disturbing me all the time. I also had to jump around for a bit, until I found the theme in &quot;Perseus......&quot;. I thought the clues were toughish for a Sunday, so more enjoyable, and it seemed obvious to me that these guys did a very thorough job of getting a quality puzzle out.<br /><br />I actually like the word ugsome, and love &quot;dents&quot; and &quot;yes, let&#39;s&quot;.<br /><br />Write-overs were iron/urge and adj/obj.<br /><br />Favorite clue: &quot;Son of Darius, please confirm my dog is male&quot;. Read it out loud to some friends, and they were.... flabbergasted.<br /><br />Nice to finally see and hear Eno.machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59999720709494845492011-11-13T19:45:05.642-05:002011-11-13T19:45:05.642-05:00palindromes were tough for me
especially Xerxes on...palindromes were tough for me<br />especially Xerxes one<br />tough fill<br />took me 75 minutes<br />slow SundayDel Tacohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13653618594123844131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83549114619356384762011-11-13T18:40:13.726-05:002011-11-13T18:40:13.726-05:00Goofy, amiable puzzle leads to goofy, amiable resp...Goofy, amiable puzzle leads to goofy, amiable responses. Interesting.<br /><br />Palindromes are like beachfront properties -- they&#39;re not making many more of them. So congrats, guys, on originality. I do recognize one (which I won&#39;t reveal) but by and large they seem quite new. Fun stuff.Stanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31014157351017178432011-11-13T18:11:24.937-05:002011-11-13T18:11:24.937-05:00I, Juan Ones, am the foremost procurer in Natick, ...I, Juan Ones, am the foremost procurer in Natick, Mass.Juan Onesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72082867178022416992011-11-13T17:43:20.274-05:002011-11-13T17:43:20.274-05:00@jackj, thanks for the alert on the LAT QP puzzle,...@jackj, thanks for the alert on the LAT QP puzzle, I just looked and yes it&#39;s sitting there on the floor in my local paper!<br /><br />I got a VERY slow start on today&#39;s puzzle...jumped all over getting very few answers, and the theme seemed impenetrable, so when that happens I have to ignore the theme answers until I can get a toehold. Finally figured it out after getting 110A in the SE corner, and it was all very worthwhile.<br /><br />Thanks Rex for doing what you do!skua76http://www.blogger.com/profile/15450051465313263422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64011179907725814612011-11-13T17:41:01.280-05:002011-11-13T17:41:01.280-05:00I like Football, in fact I am watching it now. It ...I like Football, in fact I am watching it now. It is part of our culture, along with other sports, as is Reality TV. Get used to it. I&#39;m sure the post was meant to elicit a response. I don&#39;t appreciate Ballet the way I should, but I do realize the amount of talent and persistence one must have to do what they do. <br /><br />Sports Clues are valid. Well-ordered mind, indeed.Sportsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22109953838592938142011-11-13T17:21:44.569-05:002011-11-13T17:21:44.569-05:00@Tobias...
I totally agree!!!!!!!
I was an avid ba...@Tobias...<br />I totally agree!!!!!!!<br />I was an avid baseball fan as a kid, back when everything was pure and genuine, but once Steinbrenner bought my team and the players, (and World Series wins again), it became a bore to me.<br />Not to dampen others&#39; spirits - just pls don&#39;t take my taxes to build the next stadium... ;)<br /><br />Hmmm...capcha is spagiti...I&#39;m hungry!<br /><br />I was still able to enjoy the story about Alvin Dark...probably cause that was back when all players and owners were genuine. <br />(What&#39;s the emoticon for tongue partially in cheek?)Titahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65572560433001439522011-11-13T17:15:38.859-05:002011-11-13T17:15:38.859-05:00I just had to chime in that I really enjoyed solvi...I just had to chime in that I really enjoyed solving this puzzle - got the theme right away with WARSAW - and loved putting in the palindrome letters even if it made it all a lot easier. It was fun and that&#39;s why I do these puzzles anyway.Arlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24831358563823094522011-11-13T17:05:08.583-05:002011-11-13T17:05:08.583-05:00@ksquare - another childhood certainty dashed!! I ...@ksquare - another childhood certainty dashed!! I always thought she was Aunt BEa!<br /><br />@RI squasher - there were a few examples of writeovers in the past 2 days that show that sometimes even the wrong answer can help...<br />Yesterday, Bra and BUN shared the B, <br />and today, had you writeen gLUm at 50D, you woulda had half the answer!!Titahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41990321629574227072011-11-13T17:01:17.570-05:002011-11-13T17:01:17.570-05:00@jackj... Mucho thanx for the U Alert. Very good ...@jackj... Mucho thanx for the U Alert. Very good LATPuz. Jeff Chen is good at this stuff. M&amp;AMasked and Anonymous II but actually now IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34042467267746629112011-11-13T16:45:22.915-05:002011-11-13T16:45:22.915-05:00&quot;U&quot; Alert-
Be it dk or M &amp; A or som...&quot;U&quot; Alert-<br /><br />Be it dk or M &amp; A or some other poster who rhapsodizes over the &quot;U&quot; counts in puzzles, be sure to download today&#39;s LA Times puzzle by Jeff Chen which is headlined, &quot;Kewpies&quot;, (Q-P theme) and, where Q&#39;s are found, U&#39;s abound.jackjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91132150842585985612011-11-13T16:36:52.109-05:002011-11-13T16:36:52.109-05:00I did it! A complete solve, and early, enthusiasti...I did it! A complete solve, and early, enthusiastic understanding of the theme. Some writeovers, but I&#39;m kind of proud of making my way through them to the correct answers. My dearly departed solving partner LOVED palindromes, so I felt him right with me, laughing out loud at GIGOLOSSOLOGIG (he was a lifelong professional musician). Altogether a great crossword day. And thanks for the Brian Eno spot, Rex.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24271916019303510512011-11-13T16:33:57.296-05:002011-11-13T16:33:57.296-05:00tout s&#39;explique alors! Thanks.tout s&#39;explique alors! Thanks.Joe in Montrealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26568948335781418882011-11-13T16:29:26.710-05:002011-11-13T16:29:26.710-05:00&quot;Ones&quot; is a typo. It was fixed early on...&quot;Ones&quot; is a typo. It was fixed early on (all online media are correct) but somehow slipped through in the Magazine. Stuff happens.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6421678282073004472011-11-13T16:12:51.702-05:002011-11-13T16:12:51.702-05:00This was my fastest Sunday ever which means it too...This was my fastest Sunday ever which means it took me a little less than 2 hours. Based on the title I figured it was going to be palindromes so I definitely took advantage of the &quot;2 for 1&quot;.<br /><br />I had ERO in DEROGATIVE and assumed it was going to be PERON.... but I couldn&#39;t make it work at the other end so I waited until I got LAPD (which I originally filled in with UCLA).<br /><br />Maybe Rex thinks 110A is ridiculous because he has no interest in being sexed by someone named Xerxes. :)<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for the advice yesterday on lightly writing in the answers I&#39;m not sure about. Definitely came in handy today.RI Squashernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76309054312266020642011-11-13T15:49:46.143-05:002011-11-13T15:49:46.143-05:00@Tobias 2:32: I take it you&#39;re not watching t...@Tobias 2:32: I take it you&#39;re not watching the NFL games today???JenCThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79460604756989004342011-11-13T15:38:33.397-05:002011-11-13T15:38:33.397-05:00Started early today and got the trick, but had to ...Started early today and got the trick, but had to leave and come back so finished minutes ago. 110A was my favorite theme answer. The theme answers had me giggling and my spouse groaning. Good stuff.quilter1http://www.blogger.com/profile/09569747169212018177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35055182106148979952011-11-13T15:33:54.501-05:002011-11-13T15:33:54.501-05:00Hi ksquare: I get the word, it&#39;s the clue &qu...Hi ksquare: I get the word, it&#39;s the clue &quot;Ones who gets things&quot;. Why the &quot;oneS&quot;?Joe in Montrealnoreply@blogger.com